Law Centre NI

Supporting LCNI's policy advocacy work so as to support the Centre to engage effectively and strategically with emerging law and policy developments on civil justice in NI.

Increase Public Understanding

Advance High Quality Thinking

Increase Access to Employment

People Working in the Law

Implications of Brexit

Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings

Influence the Online Court

Develop Robust Evidence Base

Understand Role of Technology

Law Reform, Policy and Regulation

Communications to Disseminate Learning

Advice Services Alliance

Peer Review On-Line Platform (PROP) Pilot Phase

Grant: £32,030
June 20, 2018

Piloting an approach to establishing an on line peer review process for legal advice services, including developing a training programme and assessment process for peer reviewers.

Increase Public Understanding

Advance High Quality Thinking

Increase Access to Employment

People Working in the Law

Implications of Brexit

Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings

Influence the Online Court

Develop Robust Evidence Base

Understand Role of Technology

Law Reform, Policy and Regulation

Communications to Disseminate Learning

Just:

Access to justice through automated transcripts proof of concept

Grant: £74,409
June 20, 2018

Developing an automated transcription system to enable court transcripts to be provided much sooner and at low cost.

Increase Public Understanding

Advance High Quality Thinking

Increase Access to Employment

People Working in the Law

Implications of Brexit

Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings

Influence the Online Court

Develop Robust Evidence Base

Understand Role of Technology

Law Reform, Policy and Regulation

Communications to Disseminate Learning

Children’s Law Centre (CLC)

Ensuring children’s access to services and their legal rights and protections in a post-Brexit NI

Grant: £40,000
June 20, 2018

Expanding work to map the potential impact of Brexit on children rights by developing work with academic partners and NGOs.

Increase Public Understanding

Advance High Quality Thinking

Increase Access to Employment

People Working in the Law

Implications of Brexit

Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings

Influence the Online Court

Develop Robust Evidence Base

Understand Role of Technology

Law Reform, Policy and Regulation

Communications to Disseminate Learning

Unlock Democracy

Coordinating the civil society response to Brexit Bills

Grant: £84,375
June 20, 2018

Supporting civil society organisations to engage with parliamentarians and government officials in the policy making process arising out of the decision to withdraw from the EU, focusing on promoting open and accountable law making.

Increase Public Understanding

Advance High Quality Thinking

Increase Access to Employment

People Working in the Law

Implications of Brexit

Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings

Influence the Online Court

Develop Robust Evidence Base

Understand Role of Technology

Law Reform, Policy and Regulation

Communications to Disseminate Learning

Law Society of Scotland

A study into the future of the Scottish Legal System following the UK's decision to leave the European Union

Grant: £8,200
June 20, 2018

Undertake a study into how leaving the European Union will affect Scots law and the Scottish Legal System.

Increase Public Understanding

Advance High Quality Thinking

Increase Access to Employment

People Working in the Law

Implications of Brexit

Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings

Influence the Online Court

Develop Robust Evidence Base

Understand Role of Technology

Law Reform, Policy and Regulation

Communications to Disseminate Learning

Island Rights Initiative

Mapping the UK’s responsibility for human rights in British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories

Grant: £10,000
June 20, 2018

Mapping the constitutional arrangements between the UK and its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories in terms of international human rights obligations and responsibilities, and supporting subsequent evidence-based policy engagement on these issues.

Increase Public Understanding

Advance High Quality Thinking

Increase Access to Employment

People Working in the Law

Implications of Brexit

Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings

Influence the Online Court

Develop Robust Evidence Base

Understand Role of Technology

Law Reform, Policy and Regulation

Communications to Disseminate Learning

Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG)

Developing & Hosting an Introduction to Legal Aid Training Programme

Grant: £11,387
March 30, 2018

Developing and delivering a training programme providing an introduction to legal aid aimed at trainee solicitors, paralegals and other practitioners in order to promote best use of the legal aid scheme to help clients and to sustain legal practices.